Water and Land Use
Climate change, alterations in land use, as well as demographic and economic developments are intensifying the strain on global freshwater resources. Concurrently, the demand for water is escalating, leading to instances in which drinking water in particular becomes scarce, precipitating conflicts over water utilization – both within Germany and worldwide. This progression entails substantial hazards to society and our ecosystems. In our research on the topic of “Water and Land Use,” we therefore investigate the development of strategies for the integrated management of water and land resources within the intricate web of social and natural dynamics.
Projects
- Application platform for an automated forecasting of the daily water demand in Hamburg
- Accompanying research for groundwater development at the site “Heiliger Born”
- CapTain Rain – Capture and retain heavy rainfalls in Jordan
- gwTriade – Integrative monitoring of groundwater quality
- LIMO – Land Use and Integrated Modelling
- Master Plan “Future-proof Drinking Water Supply in Saarland 2040”
- NamTip: Socio-ecological tipping points of desertification in Namibia in the context of climate change (2nd phase)
- regulate – Sustainable Groundwater Management in Europe
- Wissenschaftliche Begleitung des Projekts „Smartes Wassermanagement“ in Frankfurt
- The current and future state of our water resources
- AQUA-Hub India – Water Innovation Hubs and Smart Water Monitoring
- CuveWaters – Sustainable Water Management in Namibia
- Efficient Use of the Hessian Groundwater Fee
- EPoNa – Water Reuse in Northern Namibia
- Evaluation of the International Water Stewardship Program (IWaSP)
- FlutNetz – Improving access to medical emergency care during flood disasters in Bangladesh
- INTAFERE – Integrated Analysis of Organic Impurities in Rivers
- IWRM in Isfahan – Sustainable Water Management in Iran
- Classification of consumption points in the supply area of HAMBURG WASSER
- Guiding principle IWRM – Water resources management for the metropolitan region of Rhine-Main
- MORE STEP – Mobility at Risk: Sustaining the Mongolian Steppe Ecosystem (Phase I)
- NamTip: Desertification in drylands – a Namibian tipping point (pre-phase)
- NamTip: Understanding and Managing Desertification Tipping Points – A Namibian Perspective
- New perspectives for the ecological restoration of streams and rivers
- NiddaMan – Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Nidda Catchment Area
- OPTIMASS – Sustainable Management of Savanna Ecosystems
- ORYCS – Wildlife-based management strategies in Namibia
- PlastX – Plastic waste in seas and oceans
- Regional Sustainability in Water and Land Use
- SASSCAL – Research Infrastructure in Africa
- SASSCAL – Water-related vulnerabilities and risk in Southern Africa
- Smart Water Future India: Intelligent Water Management for India’s Cities
- start2 – Management Strategies for Hormonally Active Agrochemicals
- Daily drinking water demand – forecast model for Hamburg
- Water demand forecast 2030 (base year 2005) for Hamburg
- Water demand forecast 2045 (base year 2011) for Hamburg
- Water demand forecast 2050 (base year 2017) for Hamburg
- Water demand forecast 2050 (base year 2019) for the WBV Harburg
- Water demand forecast 2050 (base year 2020) for Hamburg
- Proxies and Scenarios for the Development of Water Demand
- Weschnitz Dialog: Communication and participation in the management of restoration measures along the river Weschnitz
- Scientific accompanying of the 2021 survey on water consumption in Hamburg
